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I cannot believe this is such a simple idea that has yet to be addressed by the market. Comic storage boxes with colourful designs on the side. Seriously,

/ Superman / The Twilight Zone / Indiana Jones / Jurassic Park / Empire of the Sun / Harry Potter / Munich / Saving Private Ryan / Schindler's List and many, many more again, not least STAR WARS, one of the biggest imagination workouts of all time. Which leads me nicely onto the legendary BRIAN BLESSED[...]

Bleeding Cool's Kickstarter Correspondent, Shawn Demumbrum has lead three Kickstarter campaigns to launch comic books, two successfully funded and one that wasn't.  Each week he will point out some of the unique Kickstarter projects that wouldn't normally be published by the big comic book companies, but deserve your attention.  Shawn is the Manager of Comic[...]

Art Thibert tells Bleeding Cool; Hi everyone, I'm here with some exciting news! I have a Kickstarter campaign in the works that I would like you all to check out The Kickstarter campaign for my indie book is called, Chrono Mechanics: 'Potholes in the Cosmic Road.' If you haven't read the original Chrono Mechanics stories,[...]

"If @AYCPublishing makes it to 35k with their kickstarter, I'll do a Battlepug/Action Cat/Adventure Bug story for it." – MIke Norton Starting Monday, the Aw Yeah Comics Kickstarter fundraiser will be running "Pop-Up" Reward Incentives. These rewards will be posted, without warning, to one of their twitter accounts or on their Facebook page[...]

When we first posted news of Art Baltazar and Franco's all ages Aw Yeah Comics line hitting Kickstarter at about 10am ET this morning, there were about $500 worth of donations already And now, a few hours later, they are over $15,000, their targeted figure. Backers include Greg Pak, Joshua Fialkov, Chris Samnee, Neill Cameron, Bob[...]

And just after we've looked at what can go wrong on Kickstarter, Bryan Q Miller writes about something that's going very very right… So, what IS "Earthward"? It's a story about a family, or, rather, a collection of families Parents and children, some related, some not, all exploring space aboard a science ship — THE MERCURY[...]

I've been an exponent of the Kickstarter form of financing the publication of comic books for a few years now But in the back of my mind, there has always been one proviso That it is perfectly possible for the recipients of the donations received not to spend it on creating a comic book and[...]

So with my current book I'm giving fundraising through Kickstarter a try It's always amazing to me how you can find gems in the independent realm that somehow have not been picked up by a publisher I love going to conventions and picking up a few books from self publishing creators I hope people see[...]

Steve Mannion's fighting mad bad girl Fearless Dawn will be making a return to comics and he is using Kickstarter, the popular crowdfunding resource, to get it published through Asylum Press. Steve Mannion's unique art and storytelling have been rocking the underground comic book industry for years His talents have bled into the mainstream as well, on such[...]

Signs and Voices –The Prophecy In Blue debuted digitally on New Year's Day and took the top spot in the Amazon UK Kindle Store for Fantasy Comics. Author

The successfully Kickstarter-funded Molly Danger from Jamal Igle is approaching completion, with the firstv sign in print, the Molly Danger FCBD title But what other characters will we be seeing apart from the titular Molly? Here's a look at some of Jamal's designs, courtesy of the great man himself. [...]

Ryan Stegman, artist on Superior Spider-Man #1 will be sketching and signing at Legacy Comics of Laredo, Texas on January 9th, the release date of the comic. How did such a small store get such a big name from out of state for a signing of such a prominent comic? Nepotism? Coercion? Bribery? Yes, the last one[...]

Further, we contend with the dehumanization of a young child in a world where magic does exist. Artist Amanda Rachels and I met via kickstarter, so we're very excited to bring the project full circle to the kickstarter audience As we began discussing our first project, the plight of persons with albinism in Tanzania was the[...]

Right now we are launching the first 2 issues on Kickstarter in a collected book. This money will pay for the art and production costs.  All extra funds will go to issues 3 and beyond.  I am offering some exclusive prints, shot glasses and extras only through Kickstarter.  On the updates I am posting a number[...]

Bleeding Cool's  Kickstarter Correspondent, Shawn Demumbrum has lead three Kickstarter campaigns to launch comic books, two successfully funded and one that wasn't.  Each week he will point out some of the unique Kickstarter projects that wouldn't normally be published by the big comic book companies, but deserve your attention.  Shawn's current project Break the Walls:[...]

Douglas Alexander of Arsenic Lullaby writes for Bleeding Cool; The worm has turned Four weeks ago the independent comic book Arsenic Lullaby was facing extinction; it went to Kickstarter and rose from the ashes. Here is why this is important Arsenic Lullaby is not a book that grew out of the internet, autonomous of the comic book industry[...]

Michael Friedlander' and Mike Ploog have run a Kickstarter for $10,000 to fund their new children's book, Goliath, featuring a large white gorilla. One person pledged $40 for the Kickstarter cover hardcover edition. One person pledged $50 for that, and the sketchbook. Then four pledged $2,500 to get three signed and numbered deluxe volumes and all three sketchbooks[...]

Bleeding Cool's  Kickstarter Correspondent, Shawn Demumbrum has lead three Kickstarter campaigns to launch comic books, two successfully funded and one that wasn't.  Each week he will point out some of the unique Kickstarter projects that wouldn't normally be published by the big comic book companies, but deserve your attention.  Shawn's current project Break the Walls:[...]

Bleeding Cool favourite Holly Golightly has been without power for six days thanks to a certain hurricane, but her iPad still works and she's found some wifi at the local hotel… Which is awfully handy when it comes to managing her Kickstarter project, School Bites, which started as her power crashed through the floor. This 128 page[...]

Bleeding Cool's  Kickstarter Correspondent, Shawn Demumbrum has lead three Kickstarter campaigns to launch comic books, two successfully funded and one that wasn't.  Each week he will point out some of the unique Kickstarter projects that wouldn't normally be published by the big comic book companies, but deserve your attention.  Shawn's current project Break the Walls:[...]

Bleeding Cool's  Kickstarter Correspondent, Shawn Demumbrum has lead three Kickstarter campaigns to launch comic books, two successfully funded and one that wasn't.  Each week he will point out some of the unique Kickstarter projects that wouldn't normally be published by the big comic book companies, but deserve your attention.  Shawn's current project Break the Walls:[...]

Rather shamefully for a Bleeding Cool reviewer and forum lurker I'd not seen the kickstarter news back in August I clearly missed out on this as the result is quite a beautiful comic book. The publisher aptly and succinctly describes Telikos Protocol as "an explosive science fiction action-adventure." The aforementioned campaign was also the most successful[...]

Bleeding Cool's  Kickstarter Correspondent, Shawn Demumbrum has lead three Kickstarter campaigns to launch comic books, two successfully funded and one that wasn't.  Each week he will point out some of the unique Kickstarter projects that wouldn't normally be published by the big comic book companies, but deserve your attention.  Shawn's current project Break the Walls:[...]

The new Kickstarter project from Ben Templesmith, Steve Niles and menton3 was launched yesterday and made its entire $4400 funding in an hour Now raising over $20,000, this 44Flood project is an oversized 48 page hardcover in the European style written by Niles, with one half by Templesmith and the other by menton3. The creators will[...]

Bleeding Cool's  Kickstarter Correspondent, Shawn Demumbrum has lead three Kickstarter campaigns to launch comic books, two successfully funded and one that wasn't.  Each week he will point out some of the unique Kickstarter projects that wouldn't normally be published by the big comic book companies, but deserve your attention.  Shawn's current project Break the Walls:[...]

Friend of Bleeding Cool, Leah Borromeo is making a documentary about why around twenty-six Indian cotton farmers are committing suicide every day to get out of debt.

What fan of comic books hasn't thought, "I have a great idea for a story…" once or twice? Thanks to Kickstarter, a retailer is now close to seeing his vision come true. David Crispino, current manager of Collectors Corner in Baltimore, Maryland, and former owner of Big Sky Comics and Collectibles in Montana, is using Kickstarter to[...]

There's just one day to go on the funding of Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore's Leaving Megapolis comic project on Kickstarter Originally aiming for $34,000, they have now more than tripled it, with $107, 382 raised with one day to go. This is the kind of budget that is well beyond the likes of Marvel and[...]

Welcome to the latest comics Kickstarter project with a majorly media-friendly pitch. Frank Miller Vs Occupy Wall Street Vs Zombies. They are only after $450 And already have $150 from one donor Will you be the second? And while they are funding the first issue here, they are also funding the eventual graphic novel collection – and letting[...]